The home tab contains functions you probably use most often
They mainly control what's currently displayed.

Cut |
Remove whatever's selected, and keep it in the Paste buffer. Shortcut is Ctrl-X. |
Copy |
Keep a copy of whatever's selected in the Paste buffer. Shortcut is Ctrl-C. |
Paste |
Paste whatever's in the Paste buffer. Shortcut is Ctrl-V. |
Centerline |
Show only a single line for the track. |
Track |
Show the track. The outer lines of what's drawn are the actual rails. |
Sleepers |
Draw Track with sleepers. The sleepers have the actual width, but not the actual position and distance from each other. |
Roadbed |
Show the roadbed of the track. The actual width of the sectional elements is used here. |
Hidden track |
Show all track labeled Hidden. This is dotted track in tunnels, hidden staging yards, etc. |
Visible track |
Show all track not labeled Hidden. This is all track in plain sight. |
Part number |
Show a part number on each track element. The software tries to scale the font down on smaller parts. If this is not possible, the track number won't show. |
Section name |
Show the name of the section. This only shows when there's enough room. The software determines a position and orientation for the text. |
Section usage |
Show the usage of the section. This shows only when there's enough room. |
Slope percentage |
This shows the percentage of the gradient (if any). 1% means one unit of descent/ascent per 100 units of distance, e.g. 1 cm per meter. When the slope is too steep, this percentage will be shown in red. See Settings to set the maximum slope. |
Height on slopes |
Show the height, but only on slopes. |
Height on plains |
Show the height, but only on plains. The height is only shown here and there. |
Lines and surfaces |
Show lines and surfaces. |
Texts |
Show texts. |
Rulers |
Show rulers. |
Pages |
Show the pages as the layout would be printed in the current view scale. |
Lower limit |
Only show all elements with a height of at least this value. Together with the Upper limit, his allows you to define a horizontal slice of your layout. |
Upper limit |
Only show all elements with a height below this value. |
View scale |
Set the displayed scale and print scale. |
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